The U.S. jobs report will be the talk of the market today.
Here are 4 tips for today's trading. This will help you decide where you should invest and what to look for:
1. The big jobs report
The U.S. government will post September jobs data at 8:30 a.m. ET, including the unemployment rate, payroll figures and earnings.
Economists forecast that the economy added 204,000 jobs in the month.
In August, the unemployement rate dropped to 5.1%. Economists predict the rate will remain level in September.
Aside from those numbers, it's important to look at wage growth. Economists expect wages increased by 2.3%, on average, over the last year. A 2.2% boost was reported last month, but this lagged behind the Federal Reserve's target.
The Fed is widely expected to raise interest rates later this year, but Fed members have been delaying a hike as they wait for the job market to show some real strength.
2. Stock market overview
U.S. stock futures are holding steady ahead of the jobs report.
Most European markets are strengthening in early trading, while Asian markets ended with mixed results
This follows a rather uninspiring Thursday when markets did a whole lotta nothing. The Dow Jones industrial average inched down 0.1%, while the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq each notched a 0.2% gain.
3. Potential market movers
Micron, Wynn, T-Mobile, Experian: Shares in Micron Technology (MU) are rallying by about 7% premarket after the semiconductor firm reported earnings late Thursday that topped expectations. This was encouraging for investors who have seen the shares plummet by nearly 60% this year.
Shares in Wynn Resorts (WYNN) have suffered a similar fate in 2015 on concerns about its business in Macau. The stock is rebounding by 12% premarket.
And watch trading in T-Mobile (TMUS) and Experian (EXPGY). Experian suffered a major data breach where hackers have made off with personal information of 15 million people who applied to sign up for T-Mobile's service. T-Mobile used Experian, one of the three major credit bureaus, to conduct credit checks on its customers.
4. European Markets
European stocks opened sharply higher on Friday, supported by upbeat comments by European Central Bank President Mario Draghi and as investors eyed the release of U.S. jobs data later in the day.
During European morning trade, the EURO STOXX 50 rallied 1.19%, France’s CAC 40 advanced 1.32%, while Germany’s DAX 30 jumped 1.07%.
European equities strengthened after ECB President Mario Draghi said in a speech Thursday that growth in the euro zone is picking up thanks to the central bank’s accommodative monetary policy.
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